I'm selling my like new hardcover Museum of London publication Dress Accessories 1150-1450. Packed full of medieval excavation finds, research, pictures and well detailed drawings. A must for the medieval enthusiast. Amazon is selling the same condition for $76.
I'm selling this for $50 + $8 s/h.
SOLD: Museum of London Dress Accessories 1150-1450
SOLD: Museum of London Dress Accessories 1150-1450
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I'll take it! Let me know how to settle up.
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Ooh... great price. If this falls through, I will take this one as well.
- Sir Eyvindr (Eyvandr) Gunnarsson
Viscount, West Kingdom
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Jonathon More
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glad I have this one or I would be really bummed on missing both of these!
Johnathon
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Keegan Ingrassia
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Might as well...forlorn hope. Third dibs.
"There is a tremendous amount of information in a picture, but getting at it is not a purely passive process. You have to work at it, but the more you work at it the easier it becomes." - Mac
Re: SOLD: Museum of London Dress Accessories 1150-1450
***sigh***
Got it today, but miscreant had failed to pack it properly, and it came pretty badly damaged. It was carelessly thrown into an oversized bubblewrap envelope and shipped media mail. Even under the best of circumstances it would have arrived with the corners dinged up. In this case, though, in addition to that foregone conclusion the neanderthals at USPS managed to one up it by, as near as I can tell, taking the book and slamming it in a car door. They actually managed to *crease* this hardbound book, noticeably bending it, about an inch or so down from the top running more than halfway from edge to spine (both front and back but mostly front), and practically ripped the corner off the back cover.
Folks, if you are going to ship a book to someone, use a little common sense. Keep in mind that post office employees are unprofessional and take a sadistic delight in seeing how much damage they can do to a package. Thoughtlessly dropping it into an over sized envelope therefore, even if (lightly) padded, is going to guarantee disappointment on the receiving end - no exceptions.
Ideally, any sort of decent condition book should be shipped in a box and carefully wrapped in bubble wrap, and packed in such manner that it cannot shift within the box. At the least, even if having to use an envelope, you need to wrap the book well with at least 2 or 3 layers of newspaper and enough additional padding to MAKE SURE IT CAN'T MOVE.
All that minimally needed to be done in this particular instance would have been to wrap the book in newspaper if naught else, and then pack enough scrap newspaper into the envelope to prevent movement. All one had to do was spare a mere 5 minutes to DO IT RIGHT. Might not have guaranteed a safe arrival, but it sure would have given the book a fighting chance. Packed the way I suggested I think there would have been a moderate chance, in spite of the antics of the degenerate savages of the USPS , that the book might have made it more or less just fine.
For $8 shipping and handling I expect a little more care and attention to detail. After all, media mail (which, btw, I do NOT suggest using - media mail is treated most poorly by our postal "service") was only $3.23 - the other $4.77 could have been invested in some bubble wrap, for f*#%$ sake. For a mere $4.95 (only $1.72 more than what was originally spent) this could probably have been put into one of the Priority envelopes, which would likely have been treated better, probably arrived in noticeably better shape (I doubt it would have been creased or ripped, for example), and certainly would have arrived much more quickly.
If one cannot be troubled to do that, then just take the book, put it under the tires of your car, and run over it several times and spare everyone a great deal of disappointment and irritation.
Sorry to be so bitter. But when I come home after a thoroughly vexing day at work this is NOT what I want greeting me upon arrival.
Got it today, but miscreant had failed to pack it properly, and it came pretty badly damaged. It was carelessly thrown into an oversized bubblewrap envelope and shipped media mail. Even under the best of circumstances it would have arrived with the corners dinged up. In this case, though, in addition to that foregone conclusion the neanderthals at USPS managed to one up it by, as near as I can tell, taking the book and slamming it in a car door. They actually managed to *crease* this hardbound book, noticeably bending it, about an inch or so down from the top running more than halfway from edge to spine (both front and back but mostly front), and practically ripped the corner off the back cover.
Folks, if you are going to ship a book to someone, use a little common sense. Keep in mind that post office employees are unprofessional and take a sadistic delight in seeing how much damage they can do to a package. Thoughtlessly dropping it into an over sized envelope therefore, even if (lightly) padded, is going to guarantee disappointment on the receiving end - no exceptions.
Ideally, any sort of decent condition book should be shipped in a box and carefully wrapped in bubble wrap, and packed in such manner that it cannot shift within the box. At the least, even if having to use an envelope, you need to wrap the book well with at least 2 or 3 layers of newspaper and enough additional padding to MAKE SURE IT CAN'T MOVE.
All that minimally needed to be done in this particular instance would have been to wrap the book in newspaper if naught else, and then pack enough scrap newspaper into the envelope to prevent movement. All one had to do was spare a mere 5 minutes to DO IT RIGHT. Might not have guaranteed a safe arrival, but it sure would have given the book a fighting chance. Packed the way I suggested I think there would have been a moderate chance, in spite of the antics of the degenerate savages of the USPS , that the book might have made it more or less just fine.
For $8 shipping and handling I expect a little more care and attention to detail. After all, media mail (which, btw, I do NOT suggest using - media mail is treated most poorly by our postal "service") was only $3.23 - the other $4.77 could have been invested in some bubble wrap, for f*#%$ sake. For a mere $4.95 (only $1.72 more than what was originally spent) this could probably have been put into one of the Priority envelopes, which would likely have been treated better, probably arrived in noticeably better shape (I doubt it would have been creased or ripped, for example), and certainly would have arrived much more quickly.
If one cannot be troubled to do that, then just take the book, put it under the tires of your car, and run over it several times and spare everyone a great deal of disappointment and irritation.
Sorry to be so bitter. But when I come home after a thoroughly vexing day at work this is NOT what I want greeting me upon arrival.
FOR SALE AGAIN: Museum of London Dress Accessories 1150-1450
BTW, I'm putting this book back up for sale. As described above it's pretty badly thrashed, but still eminently readable - the information, at least, survived the brutality of the USPS. There is no water damage, for example, so it is not a total loss.
Asking $25, shipped. I'll probably try to fit it in a Priority mailer. I will do my utmost to make sure it arrives in at least as good a condition as I received it! Send me a PM if interested.
Yeah, I could keep it, but I can't bring myself even to look at it. I treasure books and it breaks my heart to see this once excellent as new book so mangled through such thoughtlessness. I paid for a basically NEW book, not this... wreck... that showed up on my doorstep. But my loss can be your gain.
Asking $25, shipped. I'll probably try to fit it in a Priority mailer. I will do my utmost to make sure it arrives in at least as good a condition as I received it! Send me a PM if interested.
Yeah, I could keep it, but I can't bring myself even to look at it. I treasure books and it breaks my heart to see this once excellent as new book so mangled through such thoughtlessness. I paid for a basically NEW book, not this... wreck... that showed up on my doorstep. But my loss can be your gain.
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Keegan Ingrassia
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Re: SOLD: Museum of London Dress Accessories 1150-1450
Dibs.
"There is a tremendous amount of information in a picture, but getting at it is not a purely passive process. You have to work at it, but the more you work at it the easier it becomes." - Mac
Addendum
Very important to mention that miscreant has actually issued me a full refund. I want to make that well known - he's a really good, honest gentleman. Don't hesitate to buy something from him merely because of this unfortunate mishap.
Let me also make clear that the lion's share of the blame does well and truly belong with the post office. Granted that I would have been annoyed no matter what, since some damage would have been inevitable due to improper packing. But it is quite clear from the damage to the envelope and creasing/tearing of the book that the morons at USPS went above and beyond the usual call to destruction, and singled this package out for "special" attention. It really looks like they either slammed it in a door or loading hatch, or ran over it with some sort of vehicle - there are black tread marks of some kind all over the package. And little else can explain the extent of the damage.
Animals. Seriously, a troupe of baboons could have done a better job delivering this.
Needless to say, I'm lodging a formal complaint with the post office. Not that it will do a fig of good, but I just want to get it on record.
Let me also make clear that the lion's share of the blame does well and truly belong with the post office. Granted that I would have been annoyed no matter what, since some damage would have been inevitable due to improper packing. But it is quite clear from the damage to the envelope and creasing/tearing of the book that the morons at USPS went above and beyond the usual call to destruction, and singled this package out for "special" attention. It really looks like they either slammed it in a door or loading hatch, or ran over it with some sort of vehicle - there are black tread marks of some kind all over the package. And little else can explain the extent of the damage.
Animals. Seriously, a troupe of baboons could have done a better job delivering this.
Needless to say, I'm lodging a formal complaint with the post office. Not that it will do a fig of good, but I just want to get it on record.